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Impact Wrestling
Date: April 19, 2018
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Sonjay Dutt
Its the go home show for Redemption and Im really struggling to think of whats going to be on the card. Theres the three way for the World Title with Austin Aries suddenly needing two more opponents because Alberto El Patron reverted to his high standards of bailing. Other than that though, Im not sure what there is on the show, save for Scott Steiner getting a pay per view title shot in 2018. Lets get to it.
We look at Alberto El Patrons press conference fight with Austin Aries on WrestleCon Friday and subsequent no show that night. Instead we saw a triple threat match with Aries facing Pentagon Jr. and Fenix. Aries lost the match and agreed to a rematch for the title at Redemption for the title. Really, thats their only option and theres nothing wrong with going this way.
Opening sequence.
Su Yung/Braxton Sutter vs. Fallah Bahh/Kiera Hogan
The villains attack from behind to start but a pair of crossbodies put them down. Sutter dives into a belly to belly from Bahh and theres the rolling splash for good measure. The women officially get things going as we hear about seeing the Aries vs. Fenix vs. Pentagon match in its entirety tonight. In other words, theyre editing around Alberto, which again is their only option.
Yung actually puts Bahh down and even drops him again with a cannonball off the apron. Back in and Sutter gets a turn with some stomps and a chinlock. A Samoan drop not only gets Bahh out of trouble but sets up the double tag to the women. Kiera butterfly suplexes Yung but she pops up to kendo stick Bahh in the back. When that has no effect, Sutter sends the angry Bahh to the floor, leaving Yung to hit the Samoan driver for the pin at 6:19.
Post match Allie runs in and jumps Allie but Sutters distraction turns it into more of a fair fight. Referees break it up with no one really getting the better hand.
Clip of Rhyno winning the NWA World Title at Bound For Glory 2005.
LAX isnt worried about Scott Steiner because hes so nuts that he might not even show up.
The announcers preview the rest of the show.
Jimmy Jacobs is tired of Johnny Impact being handed everything because of how he looks. What about someone like Kongo Kong? Tonight, Kong is going to rip everything away from Johnny and Johnny wont be so gorgeous anymore.
OVE is here to destroy everything and this Sunday is about Eddie Edwards, Moose and Tommy Dreamer. This feud still does very little for me.
From Bound For Glory 2011: Kurt Angle successfully defends Bobby Roode to retain the World Title because Hulk Hogan decided that Roode wasnt right. Somehow they didnt realize this until after spending months setting Roode up as the new star.
Heres KM to issue an open challenge. Erg. He lists off a bunch of famous jobbers, even name dropping ECWs Musketeer, as desired opponents.
KM vs. Brian Cage
KM cant get out of this and were ready to go. Cage dropkicks him in the side of the head to start and hits some corner clotheslines. An apron superplex sets up a top rope elbow and the F5 for the pin at 1:37. KM didnt get anything in.
Redemption card rundown. The show doesnt look half bad (though not exceptional), mainly because of the Lucha Underground influence.
Video on Jacobs and Kong. Yeah yeah Jacobs is brilliant and innovative and all that. Kong is still a big fat tub of goo and theres no fixing that.
Kongo Kong vs. Johnny Impact
Johnny throws some kicks to start as hes not sure what to do with a monster like this. Thats only going to last so long though as Kong sends him into the corner and gets in a belly to belly. A legdrop misses though and Johnny knees him in the face. The standing shooting star gets two on Kong and Johnny slides through his legs for an enziguri.
Another splash in the corner rocks Johnny but he jumps over the steps on the floor. Instead Kong knocks him out of the air and crushes Johnny against the steps. Kong doesnt like being yelled at so he throws the referee down and put the steps on the apron. Johnny is lawn darted into the steps to draw blood as the match is a DQ at 7:20.
Video on Allie vs. Yung.
Video on Matt Syday vs. Petey Williams. Sydal is enlightened now thanks to Josh Matthews but Petey has a cool finisher and won a briefcase in Feast or Fired.
Video on Eli Drake and Scott Steiner getting a Tag Team Title shot. I get that Steiner is the replacement for Chris Adonis, but was no one else available? KM perhaps?
Drake is ready to win the titles. Steiner comes in and agrees with him.
We run down the rest of the card.
From Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground.
Austin Aries vs. Fenix vs. Pentagon Jr.
Non-title. Pentagon does CERO MIEDO at Fenix so Aries chills on the ropes. An early exchange of strikes to the face gives us a triple knockdown with Aries being knocked outside Back up and the other two slug it out until Aries is back in with the middle rope elbow to Fenixs back for two. Aries DDTs Fenix but Pentagon gives him (Aries) a Backstabber for two at the same time. Pentagon kicks Aries in the ribs to take him down but heres Fenix with a rolling cutter. With the other two on the floor, Fenix hits a big springboard flip dive to take them both down.
Back in and Fenix flips over Aries before hitting a German suplex for two. Theyre certainly moving so far. Pentagon comes back in but gets caught with a neckbreaker across the ropes. The Last Chancery goes on but Fenix makes a save as we take a break. Back with Pentagon breaking the same hold on Fenix as the double teaming begins on Aries. As you might expect, that leads to both of them attempting a pin and the fight is on. A double superkick sends Aries outside and a pumphandle driver gives Pentagon the pin on Fenix at 9:52.
A big Redemption hype video takes us out.
Results
Su Yung/Braxton Sutter b. Fallah Bahh/Kiera Hogan Samoan driver to Hogan
Brian Cage b. KM F5
Johnny Impact b. Kongo Kong via DQ when Kong shoved the referee
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Pentagon Driver to Aries
Friday
Nothing.
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Redemption 2018
Date: April 22, 2018
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Don Callis
Its the first pay per view in nearly six months (Not counting the nothing One Night Only shows because .well who does really?) and the main event as changed about ten days ago due to Alberto El Patron having high levels of Alberto El Patron. Now its Austin Aries defending the World Title against Pentagon Jr. and Fenix in a rematch from Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground. Lets get to it.
The opening video is what you would expect: wrestlers wanting to be redeemed, which means winning matches in their feuds.
Theres a new set (an elevated video screen with vertical rectangular metal structures on both sides) and it looks .I guess better. There will be new belts tonight as well.
Drago vs. Aerostar
Not a bad idea to start with what should be the most entertaining match on the card. Drago goes for the arm to start as we hit the token technical stuff. That goes nowhere so its an early standoff with Drago going with a superkick, earning himself an enziguri. A corkscrews moonsault sends Drago outside, which of course means a big suicide dive. You knew that was coming.
Back in and Drago nails another superkick to send him outside, meaning its time for Drago to hit his own suicide dive. They head inside again for more kicks (more than I would have expected here) but Drago gets sidestepped to the floor. One heck of a corkscrew dive drops Drago on the floor for two, only to have Drago hit a hanging DDT for the same. This time its Aerostar getting the better of a strike off as the lack of psychology is starting to show here.
Aerostar sends him outside again for a suicide dive and the fans sing about the match being lucha. Thats good for two back inside and Drago is right back up with a kick to the ribs. Kind of basic so he goes with a dropkick to the side of the head for two of his own. La majistral gets Drago two more but Aerostar is right back up with a rolling cutter. With that not working, Aerostar is right back up with a springboard Codebreaker for the pin at 11:35.
Josh Matthews tells Matt Sydal that hes taught him everything he can and now Matt is free. Theyre cool with this but Im hoping Josh gets a better fit for a client soon.
Callis makes fun of Josh.
We recap the Tag Team Title match. Eli Drake won the Feast or Fired Tag Team Title briefcase but Chris Adonis walked out on the company. Therefore, Scott Steiner was brought in to be Drakes partner because NO ONE ELSE was available.
Santana and Ortiz are in the clubhouse with Santana getting a phone call saying someone named King has taken out Konnan.
Tag Team Titles: Eli Drake/Scott Steiner vs. LAX
LAX is defending but theres no Konnan. Ortiz starts with Drake and takes him into the corner, meaning we get some early double teaming to put the champs in control. Steiner, covered in tattoos, comes in for some knees to the face and suplexes before handing it right back off to Drake. A double back elbow drops Ortiz again and the villains are in control. Ortiz grabs a DDT for a break and its off to Santana as things speed up. A cutter into a double dropkick has Drake in trouble as Santana is rolling.
Scott catches him on top though and snaps off the Frankensteiner (to a rather limited reaction) but Ortiz is back up with a superkick for the save. Santana starts speeding things up again and Ortiz breaks up a superplex. Instead he pulls Drake down for the Street Sweeper but Santana dives onto Steiner instead. The Gravy Train pins Ortiz for the titles at 8:01.
Trevor Lee vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. El Hijo De Fantasma vs. Dezmond Xavier vs. DJZ vs. Brian Cage
One fall to a finish and lucha rules. DJZ headlocks Xavier to start but Xavier hits a dropkick for a breather. Hang on though as DJZ has to hit the horn for some noise. Xavier goes after Ishimori with a flip dive so Trevor comes in, only to be tossed as well. Fantasma is in next and hurricanranas Dezmond into the corner. DJZ tags himself in and hits a springboard missile dropkick as the fast tags continues.
Fantasma hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on DJZ but Lee is in with a clothesline to put him down. The fans want Cage, possibly because they know the match is over as soon as he comes in. Lee makes the mistake of forearming Cage in the face and the fans tell him that he f***** up. A belly to back suplex gets two on DJZ but he rolls over and makes the hot tag off to Cage so pain can begin.
Cage starts throwing people around and moonsaults Lee for two. Xavier and DJZ superkick the heck out of him though and Cage is down on the floor with Ishimori moonsaulting onto him for good measure. The DDT from DJZ plants Cage again and DJZ has to save Dezmond from the Thrill of the Hunt.
Ishimoris spinning kick to the head gets two on DJZ but Cage is back in. Just to show off, its a fall away slam to Fantasma and a Samoan drop to Ishimori at the same time. Lee comes back in with a crossbody for two, leaving Fantasma to suicide dive Dezmond. Cage is back in with Weapon X on Ishimori, followed by the Drill Claw to end Dezmond at 12:58.
Allie is ready to get her hands on Su Yung and prove that shes not a paper champion. Shes proven herself time and time again and is ready to go it again here. Tonight, she fights for her redemption.
Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan
Taya runs her over to start but gets sent outside for a walk around the ring as Tessa Blanchard joins commentary. Shes officially a Knockout and the announcers seem very happy. Back in and Taya shoves her way out of the corner and slowly kicks away while shouting trash talk.
Taya chokes a lot as Tessa talks about how shes the real wrestling royalty around here because she has the real wrestling pedigree. A hard knee to the face knocks Kiera silly for two but she gets in a jawbreaker for a breather. We go split screen so we can look at Tessa talking as Kiera gets two off a double stomp to the back. Taya folds her in half with a Saito suplex for two more and Kiera is rocked again. The Road to Valhalla is good for the pin on Hogan at 8:15.
Petey Williams is talking about his odds of winning the X-Division Title when Scott Steiner comes in to talk numbers. See, the best years of his career were when Petey looked like him, because it made his wife want to make love. Scott: How is your wife anyway? Theyre going to Cracker Barrel after the show.
We recap Matt Sydal vs. Petey Williams. Sydal has become enlightened and won the X-Division and (now defunct) Grand Championship. Petey on the other hand pulled down a briefcase and was champion ten years ago, but does have a cool finisher. Thats all there is to this one and thats not much to go on.
X-Division Title: Petey Williams vs. Matt Sydal
Sydal is defending. Feeling out process to start with an exchange of holds and near falls on the mat as the announcers discuss the history of the shooting star press. Sydal takes him down again though and avoids an early Destroyer attempt, followed by a standing moonsault for two.
Petey is back up and cant hit the Codebreaker but can hit a Russian legsweep for two. Something like a TKO puts Sydal down but he sends Petey into the corner. Its WAY too early for the shooting star though and Petey slaps on the required Sharpshooter. Petey gets kneed in the face and a top rope hurricanrana gets two.
Sydals shooting star hits knees and the comeback is on. The Canadian Destroyer connects this time but Sydal rolls to the floor. Back in and a super Canadian Destroyer is blocked (because death would ensue) but another shooting star is broken up, only to have Sydal grab a pumphandle rollup to retain at 12:01.
Tommy Dreamer quotes Martin Luther King Jr. to talk about how violence is for everyone and were in a new era of wrestling.
We recap OVE vs. Moose/Eddie Edwards/Tommy Dreamer. Sami Callihan crushed Eddies face with a baseball bat and bragged about it so Edwards went after the trio. Realizing that wasnt going to work, Eddie got some friends and were getting a six man hardcore match to settle things.
Tommy Dreamer/Moose/Eddie Edwards vs. OVE
Anything goes and the good guys are in street clothes. OVE wastes no time with an early cheap shot attempt, only to get taken down with a hard shot. Eddie dives onto Callihan and its time for the wild brawl early on. A trashcan lid to Callihans head has Sami in even more trouble as Moose beats on Jake. There goes the ECW chant because its still not allowed to die. Dave gets caught in the Tree of Woe but Sami superkicks Tommy down for the save.
Eddie gets sent back first into a chair for two as control changes. Its time to go after Eddies face with Callihan ripping away. The announcers rip on Dayton, Ohio for a bit as Moose and Dreamer are laid out on the floor. Back in and Callihan has a pair of chairs laid on the mat for the All Seeing Eye onto the steel. Moose runs in for the save and its time for some high rising dropkicks.
Jake gets a trashcan put on top of him for a running delayed dropkick in the corner. This time its Dave making a save but Jake pulls out the duct tape. That earns him a toss through a table at ringside so Dave pours out the thumbtacks. Thats fine with Eddie as Moose lifts Dave up for a powerbomb and the Boston Knee Party from the top drives him down into the tacks.
Dave is placed on a table and Moose tries a splash, only to have Jake dive in with some hands to the head (supposed to be a cutter) and everyone is down. Back in and Sami grabs the Get Out Of Here (double underhook shoulderbreaker) for two of his own and its baseball bat time. Cue Dreamer with the barbed wire bat for a shot to Samis ribs. The DDT plants Sami but a low blow and small package end Dreamer at 13:05.
Post match Eddie uses the barbed wire to bust Sami open and duct tapes him to the ropes. Eddie rubs Samis blood all over himself and loads up the bat but Dreamer steps in. That goes nowhere as Eddie wrecks everyone with a kendo stick. Cue Eddies wife Alisha and Eddie hits her with the stick by mistake for the big horrible moment. We hit the Owen Hart voices as Alisha is tended to.
Fenix is ready for the World Title.
Austin Aries, still billed as the Grand Champion and carrying all his belts, felt what Pentagon and Fenix were all about in New Orleans. He knows what they are and theyre not the World Champion. Aries is the new standard bearer of professional wrestling but tonight he could lose the title without losing the fall. He can beat anyone one on one and tonight hell beat them two on one.
We recap Allie vs. Su Yung. Allie won the Knockouts Title back and became a bit more serious so Braxton Sutter proposed to her again. Allie said no so Sutter brought in Su Yung, an evil demonic bride, to torment her. Tonight the title is on the line.
Knockouts Title: Su Yung vs. Allie
Yung is challenging and Sutter does her introduction. Su drives her up against the ropes to start but Allie gets in a few shots of her own. Sutter grabs the leg though and Allie gets tied in the Tree of Woe for some kicks to the ribs. A neck snap across the top rope puts Allie on the floor, followed by a flip dive to crush her again.
Back in and Allie scores with a Codebreaker for a breather. Thats enough to get her fired up and Allie hits a running forearm to a seated Yung. The Best Superkick Ever connects but Sutter gets on the apron for a distraction, earning himself a right hand. Yung loads up the Panic Switch but Allie reverses into a sunset flip to retain at 7:17.
Post match Su is livid so Sutter proposes to her. Su seems to continue it but takes him down with a Mandible Claw.
The announcers recap the show.
Slammiversary is in Toronto on July 22.
We recap the main event, which again focuses on Alberto walking out. With him gone, Aries needed a challenger so we get a rematch from the WrestleCon show, which is really about all they could do.
Impact Wrestling World Title: Austin Aries vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Fenix
Aries is defending. We hit the trash talk to start (well duh) and its Aries starting fast with a bunch of chops all around. Remembering that theyre brothers, Fenix and Pentagon send him outside but Pentagon is right back up with a Sling Blade. Aries is back in and getting kicked in the face soon thereafter, followed by a jumping cutter to Pentagon.
A smart Aries steals the near fall and grabs the Last Chancery, only to have Fenix springboard in with a missile dropkick for the save. Pentagon heads outside and its Fenix chopping the heck out of Aries. For a change of pace, Aries chops the head out of Fenix. Aries gets two off a forearm as it sounds like one of the announcers is opening a can. Pentagon comes back in and gets bulldogged for two, followed by the Last Chancery with Fenix making another fast save.
That sends Pentagon outside so Fenix throws Aries at him, earning his brother a hurricanrana. Fenix isnt about to be shown up though and busts out a corkscrew plancha to the floor to drop them both again. Back in again and Fenix drops a Swanton for two on Pentagon, who pops up to German suplex both guys. He cant quite break Aries arm though as Fenix makes a save. Now why wouldnt he want the World Champion taken out?
Pentagon beaks up Aries running corner dropkick and Backstabs his brother for two. This time its Fenix getting back up with a superkick to Aries but Pentagons Fear Factor (package piledriver) gets two with Aries making another save. Pentagon is fine enough to block a suicide dive so Aries sends him into the crowd instead.
Back in (again) and the 450 hits both challengers, including Pentagon taking some hard knees. Thats enough for the two of them and its time for the brother double teaming, including a double superkick. Pentagon lays Fenix out though and snaps Aries arm. The Fear Factor gives Pentagon the pin on Aries and the title at 16:15.
The brothers embrace to end the show.
Results
Aerostar b. Drago Springboard Codebreaker
Eli Drake/Scott Steiner b. LAX Gravy Train to Ortiz
Brian Cage b. Dezmond Xavier, DJZ, Trevor Lee, Taiji Ishimori and El Hijo Del Fantasma Drill Claw to Xavier
Taya Valkyrie b. Kiera Hogan Road to Valhalla
Matt Sydal b. Petey Williams Rollup
OVE b. Tommy Dreamer/Moose/Eddie Edwards Small package to Dreamer
Allie b. Su Yung Sunset flip
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Fear Factor to Aries
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Jeff Hardy b. Jinder Mahal Swanton Bomb
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley went to a no contest when the Riott Squad interfered
Authors of Pain b. Heath Slater/Rhyno Last Chapter to Rhyno
Matt Hardy/Bray Wyatt b. Revival Elevated Twist of Fate to Wilder
Ember Moon b. Mickie James Eclipse
Natalya b. Mandy Rose Sharpshooter
Braun Strowman/Seth Rollins/Finn Balor/Bobby Lashley/Bobby Roode b. The Miz/Miztourage/Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens Running powerslam to Miz
Smackdown
AJ Styles b. Rusev via DQ when Aiden English interfered
Jeff Hardy b. Shelton Benjamin Swanton Bomb
Harper b. Jey Uso Discus lariat
Samoa Joe b. Sin Cara Koquina Clutch
Charlotte b. Billie Kay Figure Eight
AJ Styles/Daniel Bryan b. Rusev/Aiden English via DQ when Big Cass interfered
NXT
Ricochet b. Fabian Aichner 630 splash
War Raiders b. Chris/J.C. Fallout to Chris
Lars Sullivan b. Killian Dain Freak Accident onto chairs
Candice LeRae b. Zelina Vega Gargano Escape
Impact Wrestling
Su Yung/Braxton Sutter b. Fallah Bahh/Kiera Hogan Samoan driver to Hogan
Brian Cage b. KM F5
Johnny Impact b. Kongo Kong via DQ when Kong shoved the referee
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Pentagon Driver to Aries
Redemption 2018
Aerostar b. Drago Springboard Codebreaker
Eli Drake/Scott Steiner b. LAX Gravy Train to Ortiz
Brian Cage b. Dezmond Xavier, DJZ, Trevor Lee, Taiji Ishimori and El Hijo Del Fantasma Drill Claw to Xavier
Taya Valkyrie b. Kiera Hogan Road to Valhalla
Matt Sydal b. Petey Williams Rollup
OVE b. Tommy Dreamer/Moose/Eddie Edwards Small package to Dreamer
Allie b. Su Yung Sunset flip
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Fear Factor to Aries
Impact Wrestling
Date: April 19, 2018
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Sonjay Dutt
Its the go home show for Redemption and Im really struggling to think of whats going to be on the card. Theres the three way for the World Title with Austin Aries suddenly needing two more opponents because Alberto El Patron reverted to his high standards of bailing. Other than that though, Im not sure what there is on the show, save for Scott Steiner getting a pay per view title shot in 2018. Lets get to it.
We look at Alberto El Patrons press conference fight with Austin Aries on WrestleCon Friday and subsequent no show that night. Instead we saw a triple threat match with Aries facing Pentagon Jr. and Fenix. Aries lost the match and agreed to a rematch for the title at Redemption for the title. Really, thats their only option and theres nothing wrong with going this way.
Opening sequence.
Su Yung/Braxton Sutter vs. Fallah Bahh/Kiera Hogan
The villains attack from behind to start but a pair of crossbodies put them down. Sutter dives into a belly to belly from Bahh and theres the rolling splash for good measure. The women officially get things going as we hear about seeing the Aries vs. Fenix vs. Pentagon match in its entirety tonight. In other words, theyre editing around Alberto, which again is their only option.
Yung actually puts Bahh down and even drops him again with a cannonball off the apron. Back in and Sutter gets a turn with some stomps and a chinlock. A Samoan drop not only gets Bahh out of trouble but sets up the double tag to the women. Kiera butterfly suplexes Yung but she pops up to kendo stick Bahh in the back. When that has no effect, Sutter sends the angry Bahh to the floor, leaving Yung to hit the Samoan driver for the pin at 6:19.
Post match Allie runs in and jumps Allie but Sutters distraction turns it into more of a fair fight. Referees break it up with no one really getting the better hand.
Clip of Rhyno winning the NWA World Title at Bound For Glory 2005.
LAX isnt worried about Scott Steiner because hes so nuts that he might not even show up.
The announcers preview the rest of the show.
Jimmy Jacobs is tired of Johnny Impact being handed everything because of how he looks. What about someone like Kongo Kong? Tonight, Kong is going to rip everything away from Johnny and Johnny wont be so gorgeous anymore.
OVE is here to destroy everything and this Sunday is about Eddie Edwards, Moose and Tommy Dreamer. This feud still does very little for me.
From Bound For Glory 2011: Kurt Angle successfully defends Bobby Roode to retain the World Title because Hulk Hogan decided that Roode wasnt right. Somehow they didnt realize this until after spending months setting Roode up as the new star.
Heres KM to issue an open challenge. Erg. He lists off a bunch of famous jobbers, even name dropping ECWs Musketeer, as desired opponents.
KM vs. Brian Cage
KM cant get out of this and were ready to go. Cage dropkicks him in the side of the head to start and hits some corner clotheslines. An apron superplex sets up a top rope elbow and the F5 for the pin at 1:37. KM didnt get anything in.
Redemption card rundown. The show doesnt look half bad (though not exceptional), mainly because of the Lucha Underground influence.
Video on Jacobs and Kong. Yeah yeah Jacobs is brilliant and innovative and all that. Kong is still a big fat tub of goo and theres no fixing that.
Kongo Kong vs. Johnny Impact
Johnny throws some kicks to start as hes not sure what to do with a monster like this. Thats only going to last so long though as Kong sends him into the corner and gets in a belly to belly. A legdrop misses though and Johnny knees him in the face. The standing shooting star gets two on Kong and Johnny slides through his legs for an enziguri.
Another splash in the corner rocks Johnny but he jumps over the steps on the floor. Instead Kong knocks him out of the air and crushes Johnny against the steps. Kong doesnt like being yelled at so he throws the referee down and put the steps on the apron. Johnny is lawn darted into the steps to draw blood as the match is a DQ at 7:20.
Video on Allie vs. Yung.
Video on Matt Syday vs. Petey Williams. Sydal is enlightened now thanks to Josh Matthews but Petey has a cool finisher and won a briefcase in Feast or Fired.
Video on Eli Drake and Scott Steiner getting a Tag Team Title shot. I get that Steiner is the replacement for Chris Adonis, but was no one else available? KM perhaps?
Drake is ready to win the titles. Steiner comes in and agrees with him.
We run down the rest of the card.
From Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground.
Austin Aries vs. Fenix vs. Pentagon Jr.
Non-title. Pentagon does CERO MIEDO at Fenix so Aries chills on the ropes. An early exchange of strikes to the face gives us a triple knockdown with Aries being knocked outside Back up and the other two slug it out until Aries is back in with the middle rope elbow to Fenixs back for two. Aries DDTs Fenix but Pentagon gives him (Aries) a Backstabber for two at the same time. Pentagon kicks Aries in the ribs to take him down but heres Fenix with a rolling cutter. With the other two on the floor, Fenix hits a big springboard flip dive to take them both down.
Back in and Fenix flips over Aries before hitting a German suplex for two. Theyre certainly moving so far. Pentagon comes back in but gets caught with a neckbreaker across the ropes. The Last Chancery goes on but Fenix makes a save as we take a break. Back with Pentagon breaking the same hold on Fenix as the double teaming begins on Aries. As you might expect, that leads to both of them attempting a pin and the fight is on. A double superkick sends Aries outside and a pumphandle driver gives Pentagon the pin on Fenix at 9:52.
A big Redemption hype video takes us out.
Results
Su Yung/Braxton Sutter b. Fallah Bahh/Kiera Hogan Samoan driver to Hogan
Brian Cage b. KM F5
Johnny Impact b. Kongo Kong via DQ when Kong shoved the referee
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Pentagon Driver to Aries
Friday
Nothing.
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Redemption 2018
Date: April 22, 2018
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Don Callis
Its the first pay per view in nearly six months (Not counting the nothing One Night Only shows because .well who does really?) and the main event as changed about ten days ago due to Alberto El Patron having high levels of Alberto El Patron. Now its Austin Aries defending the World Title against Pentagon Jr. and Fenix in a rematch from Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground. Lets get to it.
The opening video is what you would expect: wrestlers wanting to be redeemed, which means winning matches in their feuds.
Theres a new set (an elevated video screen with vertical rectangular metal structures on both sides) and it looks .I guess better. There will be new belts tonight as well.
Drago vs. Aerostar
Not a bad idea to start with what should be the most entertaining match on the card. Drago goes for the arm to start as we hit the token technical stuff. That goes nowhere so its an early standoff with Drago going with a superkick, earning himself an enziguri. A corkscrews moonsault sends Drago outside, which of course means a big suicide dive. You knew that was coming.
Back in and Drago nails another superkick to send him outside, meaning its time for Drago to hit his own suicide dive. They head inside again for more kicks (more than I would have expected here) but Drago gets sidestepped to the floor. One heck of a corkscrew dive drops Drago on the floor for two, only to have Drago hit a hanging DDT for the same. This time its Aerostar getting the better of a strike off as the lack of psychology is starting to show here.
Aerostar sends him outside again for a suicide dive and the fans sing about the match being lucha. Thats good for two back inside and Drago is right back up with a kick to the ribs. Kind of basic so he goes with a dropkick to the side of the head for two of his own. La majistral gets Drago two more but Aerostar is right back up with a rolling cutter. With that not working, Aerostar is right back up with a springboard Codebreaker for the pin at 11:35.
Josh Matthews tells Matt Sydal that hes taught him everything he can and now Matt is free. Theyre cool with this but Im hoping Josh gets a better fit for a client soon.
Callis makes fun of Josh.
We recap the Tag Team Title match. Eli Drake won the Feast or Fired Tag Team Title briefcase but Chris Adonis walked out on the company. Therefore, Scott Steiner was brought in to be Drakes partner because NO ONE ELSE was available.
Santana and Ortiz are in the clubhouse with Santana getting a phone call saying someone named King has taken out Konnan.
Tag Team Titles: Eli Drake/Scott Steiner vs. LAX
LAX is defending but theres no Konnan. Ortiz starts with Drake and takes him into the corner, meaning we get some early double teaming to put the champs in control. Steiner, covered in tattoos, comes in for some knees to the face and suplexes before handing it right back off to Drake. A double back elbow drops Ortiz again and the villains are in control. Ortiz grabs a DDT for a break and its off to Santana as things speed up. A cutter into a double dropkick has Drake in trouble as Santana is rolling.
Scott catches him on top though and snaps off the Frankensteiner (to a rather limited reaction) but Ortiz is back up with a superkick for the save. Santana starts speeding things up again and Ortiz breaks up a superplex. Instead he pulls Drake down for the Street Sweeper but Santana dives onto Steiner instead. The Gravy Train pins Ortiz for the titles at 8:01.
Trevor Lee vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. El Hijo De Fantasma vs. Dezmond Xavier vs. DJZ vs. Brian Cage
One fall to a finish and lucha rules. DJZ headlocks Xavier to start but Xavier hits a dropkick for a breather. Hang on though as DJZ has to hit the horn for some noise. Xavier goes after Ishimori with a flip dive so Trevor comes in, only to be tossed as well. Fantasma is in next and hurricanranas Dezmond into the corner. DJZ tags himself in and hits a springboard missile dropkick as the fast tags continues.
Fantasma hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on DJZ but Lee is in with a clothesline to put him down. The fans want Cage, possibly because they know the match is over as soon as he comes in. Lee makes the mistake of forearming Cage in the face and the fans tell him that he f***** up. A belly to back suplex gets two on DJZ but he rolls over and makes the hot tag off to Cage so pain can begin.
Cage starts throwing people around and moonsaults Lee for two. Xavier and DJZ superkick the heck out of him though and Cage is down on the floor with Ishimori moonsaulting onto him for good measure. The DDT from DJZ plants Cage again and DJZ has to save Dezmond from the Thrill of the Hunt.
Ishimoris spinning kick to the head gets two on DJZ but Cage is back in. Just to show off, its a fall away slam to Fantasma and a Samoan drop to Ishimori at the same time. Lee comes back in with a crossbody for two, leaving Fantasma to suicide dive Dezmond. Cage is back in with Weapon X on Ishimori, followed by the Drill Claw to end Dezmond at 12:58.
Allie is ready to get her hands on Su Yung and prove that shes not a paper champion. Shes proven herself time and time again and is ready to go it again here. Tonight, she fights for her redemption.
Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan
Taya runs her over to start but gets sent outside for a walk around the ring as Tessa Blanchard joins commentary. Shes officially a Knockout and the announcers seem very happy. Back in and Taya shoves her way out of the corner and slowly kicks away while shouting trash talk.
Taya chokes a lot as Tessa talks about how shes the real wrestling royalty around here because she has the real wrestling pedigree. A hard knee to the face knocks Kiera silly for two but she gets in a jawbreaker for a breather. We go split screen so we can look at Tessa talking as Kiera gets two off a double stomp to the back. Taya folds her in half with a Saito suplex for two more and Kiera is rocked again. The Road to Valhalla is good for the pin on Hogan at 8:15.
Petey Williams is talking about his odds of winning the X-Division Title when Scott Steiner comes in to talk numbers. See, the best years of his career were when Petey looked like him, because it made his wife want to make love. Scott: How is your wife anyway? Theyre going to Cracker Barrel after the show.
We recap Matt Sydal vs. Petey Williams. Sydal has become enlightened and won the X-Division and (now defunct) Grand Championship. Petey on the other hand pulled down a briefcase and was champion ten years ago, but does have a cool finisher. Thats all there is to this one and thats not much to go on.
X-Division Title: Petey Williams vs. Matt Sydal
Sydal is defending. Feeling out process to start with an exchange of holds and near falls on the mat as the announcers discuss the history of the shooting star press. Sydal takes him down again though and avoids an early Destroyer attempt, followed by a standing moonsault for two.
Petey is back up and cant hit the Codebreaker but can hit a Russian legsweep for two. Something like a TKO puts Sydal down but he sends Petey into the corner. Its WAY too early for the shooting star though and Petey slaps on the required Sharpshooter. Petey gets kneed in the face and a top rope hurricanrana gets two.
Sydals shooting star hits knees and the comeback is on. The Canadian Destroyer connects this time but Sydal rolls to the floor. Back in and a super Canadian Destroyer is blocked (because death would ensue) but another shooting star is broken up, only to have Sydal grab a pumphandle rollup to retain at 12:01.
Tommy Dreamer quotes Martin Luther King Jr. to talk about how violence is for everyone and were in a new era of wrestling.
We recap OVE vs. Moose/Eddie Edwards/Tommy Dreamer. Sami Callihan crushed Eddies face with a baseball bat and bragged about it so Edwards went after the trio. Realizing that wasnt going to work, Eddie got some friends and were getting a six man hardcore match to settle things.
Tommy Dreamer/Moose/Eddie Edwards vs. OVE
Anything goes and the good guys are in street clothes. OVE wastes no time with an early cheap shot attempt, only to get taken down with a hard shot. Eddie dives onto Callihan and its time for the wild brawl early on. A trashcan lid to Callihans head has Sami in even more trouble as Moose beats on Jake. There goes the ECW chant because its still not allowed to die. Dave gets caught in the Tree of Woe but Sami superkicks Tommy down for the save.
Eddie gets sent back first into a chair for two as control changes. Its time to go after Eddies face with Callihan ripping away. The announcers rip on Dayton, Ohio for a bit as Moose and Dreamer are laid out on the floor. Back in and Callihan has a pair of chairs laid on the mat for the All Seeing Eye onto the steel. Moose runs in for the save and its time for some high rising dropkicks.
Jake gets a trashcan put on top of him for a running delayed dropkick in the corner. This time its Dave making a save but Jake pulls out the duct tape. That earns him a toss through a table at ringside so Dave pours out the thumbtacks. Thats fine with Eddie as Moose lifts Dave up for a powerbomb and the Boston Knee Party from the top drives him down into the tacks.
Dave is placed on a table and Moose tries a splash, only to have Jake dive in with some hands to the head (supposed to be a cutter) and everyone is down. Back in and Sami grabs the Get Out Of Here (double underhook shoulderbreaker) for two of his own and its baseball bat time. Cue Dreamer with the barbed wire bat for a shot to Samis ribs. The DDT plants Sami but a low blow and small package end Dreamer at 13:05.
Post match Eddie uses the barbed wire to bust Sami open and duct tapes him to the ropes. Eddie rubs Samis blood all over himself and loads up the bat but Dreamer steps in. That goes nowhere as Eddie wrecks everyone with a kendo stick. Cue Eddies wife Alisha and Eddie hits her with the stick by mistake for the big horrible moment. We hit the Owen Hart voices as Alisha is tended to.
Fenix is ready for the World Title.
Austin Aries, still billed as the Grand Champion and carrying all his belts, felt what Pentagon and Fenix were all about in New Orleans. He knows what they are and theyre not the World Champion. Aries is the new standard bearer of professional wrestling but tonight he could lose the title without losing the fall. He can beat anyone one on one and tonight hell beat them two on one.
We recap Allie vs. Su Yung. Allie won the Knockouts Title back and became a bit more serious so Braxton Sutter proposed to her again. Allie said no so Sutter brought in Su Yung, an evil demonic bride, to torment her. Tonight the title is on the line.
Knockouts Title: Su Yung vs. Allie
Yung is challenging and Sutter does her introduction. Su drives her up against the ropes to start but Allie gets in a few shots of her own. Sutter grabs the leg though and Allie gets tied in the Tree of Woe for some kicks to the ribs. A neck snap across the top rope puts Allie on the floor, followed by a flip dive to crush her again.
Back in and Allie scores with a Codebreaker for a breather. Thats enough to get her fired up and Allie hits a running forearm to a seated Yung. The Best Superkick Ever connects but Sutter gets on the apron for a distraction, earning himself a right hand. Yung loads up the Panic Switch but Allie reverses into a sunset flip to retain at 7:17.
Post match Su is livid so Sutter proposes to her. Su seems to continue it but takes him down with a Mandible Claw.
The announcers recap the show.
Slammiversary is in Toronto on July 22.
We recap the main event, which again focuses on Alberto walking out. With him gone, Aries needed a challenger so we get a rematch from the WrestleCon show, which is really about all they could do.
Impact Wrestling World Title: Austin Aries vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Fenix
Aries is defending. We hit the trash talk to start (well duh) and its Aries starting fast with a bunch of chops all around. Remembering that theyre brothers, Fenix and Pentagon send him outside but Pentagon is right back up with a Sling Blade. Aries is back in and getting kicked in the face soon thereafter, followed by a jumping cutter to Pentagon.
A smart Aries steals the near fall and grabs the Last Chancery, only to have Fenix springboard in with a missile dropkick for the save. Pentagon heads outside and its Fenix chopping the heck out of Aries. For a change of pace, Aries chops the head out of Fenix. Aries gets two off a forearm as it sounds like one of the announcers is opening a can. Pentagon comes back in and gets bulldogged for two, followed by the Last Chancery with Fenix making another fast save.
That sends Pentagon outside so Fenix throws Aries at him, earning his brother a hurricanrana. Fenix isnt about to be shown up though and busts out a corkscrew plancha to the floor to drop them both again. Back in again and Fenix drops a Swanton for two on Pentagon, who pops up to German suplex both guys. He cant quite break Aries arm though as Fenix makes a save. Now why wouldnt he want the World Champion taken out?
Pentagon beaks up Aries running corner dropkick and Backstabs his brother for two. This time its Fenix getting back up with a superkick to Aries but Pentagons Fear Factor (package piledriver) gets two with Aries making another save. Pentagon is fine enough to block a suicide dive so Aries sends him into the crowd instead.
Back in (again) and the 450 hits both challengers, including Pentagon taking some hard knees. Thats enough for the two of them and its time for the brother double teaming, including a double superkick. Pentagon lays Fenix out though and snaps Aries arm. The Fear Factor gives Pentagon the pin on Aries and the title at 16:15.
The brothers embrace to end the show.
Results
Aerostar b. Drago Springboard Codebreaker
Eli Drake/Scott Steiner b. LAX Gravy Train to Ortiz
Brian Cage b. Dezmond Xavier, DJZ, Trevor Lee, Taiji Ishimori and El Hijo Del Fantasma Drill Claw to Xavier
Taya Valkyrie b. Kiera Hogan Road to Valhalla
Matt Sydal b. Petey Williams Rollup
OVE b. Tommy Dreamer/Moose/Eddie Edwards Small package to Dreamer
Allie b. Su Yung Sunset flip
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Fear Factor to Aries
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Jeff Hardy b. Jinder Mahal Swanton Bomb
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley went to a no contest when the Riott Squad interfered
Authors of Pain b. Heath Slater/Rhyno Last Chapter to Rhyno
Matt Hardy/Bray Wyatt b. Revival Elevated Twist of Fate to Wilder
Ember Moon b. Mickie James Eclipse
Natalya b. Mandy Rose Sharpshooter
Braun Strowman/Seth Rollins/Finn Balor/Bobby Lashley/Bobby Roode b. The Miz/Miztourage/Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens Running powerslam to Miz
Smackdown
AJ Styles b. Rusev via DQ when Aiden English interfered
Jeff Hardy b. Shelton Benjamin Swanton Bomb
Harper b. Jey Uso Discus lariat
Samoa Joe b. Sin Cara Koquina Clutch
Charlotte b. Billie Kay Figure Eight
AJ Styles/Daniel Bryan b. Rusev/Aiden English via DQ when Big Cass interfered
NXT
Ricochet b. Fabian Aichner 630 splash
War Raiders b. Chris/J.C. Fallout to Chris
Lars Sullivan b. Killian Dain Freak Accident onto chairs
Candice LeRae b. Zelina Vega Gargano Escape
Impact Wrestling
Su Yung/Braxton Sutter b. Fallah Bahh/Kiera Hogan Samoan driver to Hogan
Brian Cage b. KM F5
Johnny Impact b. Kongo Kong via DQ when Kong shoved the referee
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Pentagon Driver to Aries
Redemption 2018
Aerostar b. Drago Springboard Codebreaker
Eli Drake/Scott Steiner b. LAX Gravy Train to Ortiz
Brian Cage b. Dezmond Xavier, DJZ, Trevor Lee, Taiji Ishimori and El Hijo Del Fantasma Drill Claw to Xavier
Taya Valkyrie b. Kiera Hogan Road to Valhalla
Matt Sydal b. Petey Williams Rollup
OVE b. Tommy Dreamer/Moose/Eddie Edwards Small package to Dreamer
Allie b. Su Yung Sunset flip
Pentagon Jr. b. Fenix and Austin Aries Fear Factor to Aries